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Chapter 10: The Battle Between the Demigods and the Demons

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SB 8.10.1

श्रीशुक उवाच इति दानवदैतेया नाविन्दन्नमृतं नृप युक्ताः कर्मणि यत्ताश्च वासुदेवपराङ्मुखाः

śrī-śuka uvāca iti dānava-daiteyā nāvindann amṛtaṁ nṛpa yuktāḥ karmaṇi yattāś ca vāsudeva-parāṅmukhāḥ

Synonyms

śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; itithus; dānava-daiteyāḥthe asuras and the demons; nanot; avindanachieved (the desired result); amṛtamnectar; nṛpaO King; yuktāḥall being combined; karmaṇiin the churning; yattāḥengaged with full attention and effort; caand; vāsudevaof the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa; parāṅmukhāḥbecause of being nondevotees..

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King, the demons and Daityas all engaged with full attention and effort in churning the ocean, but because they were not devotees of Vāsudeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, they were not able to drink the nectar.

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